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Produce usable methane gas from manure. How to build a 1-gallon digester to illustrate the process.
COUNTRYSIDE & SMALL STOCK JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1994 (v.78#5) pg. 69

Understanding biogas. Includes information on building or using a biogas generator.
COUNTRYSIDE & SMALL STOCK JOURNAL Jul-Aug 2002 (v.86#4) pg. 34

Build a demonstration-size working digester to generate methane gas from animal or vegetable wastes.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Apr 1978 (v.67#4) pg. 46

How to generate power from garbage. Design and construction ideas for creating, capturing and using the methane gas that is produced from manure, sewage and garbage.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #3 May 1970 pg. 45

How to build a 100 cu.ft./day methane gas plant that digests 100 pounds of manure every 24 hours. Est. cost: $400.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #12 Nov 1971 pg. 31

Simple experiment in methane gas production will familiarize you with the digestion process.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #20 Mar 1973 pg. 48

Three systems for turning organic waste into resources. A look at composting to produce fertilizer, anaerobic digestion to produce methane gas and hydrolysis of cellulose to produce ethyl alcohol and food yeast. What's involved and the practicability of each system discussed.
ORGANIC GARDENING Sep 1977 (v.24#9) pg. 142

A farmer is experimenting with using cow manure to produce methane in the experimental bio-gas generator system described in this article.
POPULAR SCIENCE May 1975 (v.206#5) pg. 106

A simple methane gas generator is made from a 55-gallon drum and some plumbing supplies. The unit will produce about 12 cu.ft. of methane per day, from a charge of 10-12 gallons of liquid manure, sawdust, leaves, and grass clippings. Unit must be recharged about once a month.
POPULAR SCIENCE Dec 1975 (v.207#6) pg. 95

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